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13 Feb

Research Exhibition Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science

To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Faculty of Science held a small research exhibition. The aim was to learn about the research being done by the women in our faculty.

13 Feb

Masaryk University scientific expedition – MENDEL group – successfully lands on James Ross island in Antarctica

Our expedition, comprising eighteen scientists and technical staff not only from Masaryk University (MU) but also from Mendel University in Brno, Charles University, the Czech Academy of Sciences, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, and the company Czechoslovak Ocean Shipping, a.s., successfully landed on...

13 Feb

The inspiring journey of the CEO of Thermo Fisher Scientific's Brno branch: a physics graduate who runs a global company

In this interview with one of our graduates, you will discover how a physics education can pave the way for global leadership, why corporate culture is essential for success, and how courage, adaptability, and a passion for innovation can shape a career at the highest level.

12 Feb

I was afraid of programming before the semester started, but fortunately that’s taken into account in Bioinformatics, says a first-year student

Štěpán Kubíček studies Bioinformatics at Masaryk University, a joint degree programme of the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Informatics. “In my final year of secondary school, I wasn’t completely sure what I actually wanted to study,” he explains. He has always enjoyed natural sciences and was...

11 Feb

Screening about Antarctica: MU polar explorers in Petr Horký's documentary

The harsh Antarctic landscape and extreme conditions in which Czech scientists work were captured by Czech Television in collaboration with MU in the documentary Czech Scientists in Antarctica. The screening will take place on February 12, 2026, at 6 p.m. in the Conference Hall of the Moravian Library...

11 Feb

A Compromise Between Family and Science Is Possible

Recently habilitated Markéta Holá has managed to combine a scientific career with family life. “The female element is needed in every research group,” says Holá. According to her, women do not have to give up science even despite maternity leave and raising children.

10 Feb

Opportunity to Shape European Space Science: Tereza Jeřábková Appointed to the European Space Agency’s Advisory Group

Astronomer Tereza Jeřábková was elected at the beginning of the year to the Astronomy Working Group (AWG) of the European Space Agency (ESA). This is a prestigious position that helps shape the direction of research at a global level. The first two-day AWG meeting of this year, attended by Tereza Jeřábková,...

6 Feb

Universities stand together: an emergency fundraiser for a university in Kyiv, Ukraine

Universities are not only places of education. They are also communities of people who are able to support one another even in the most difficult times. Right now, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv – one of Ukraine’s most important universities – needs our support. It has reached out to Czech...

6 Feb

Invitation to 20th Session of the AS SCI MUNI for the Term of Office 2023-2026

which will take place from 3:00 pm on Monday, 23rd February 2026 in Dean's office meeting room (B17/432) in Bohunice campus.

6 Feb

Proposed changes in Election rules of AS SCI MUNI

will seek approval at Academic senate meeting on Monday, 23rd February 2026

4 Feb

Supermassive black holes shape the evolution of galaxies, study in Nature magazine shows

An international team of astronomers led by Dr. Congya Zhang from the Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics at Masaryk University's Faculty of Science has revealed how supermassive black holes influence the environment in galaxy clusters. The results were published in the prestigious scientific...

3 Feb

Team of Vice-Deans of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, for the 2026–2030 Term

In accordance with Section 27(2)(b) of the Higher Education Act, the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, expressed its support on Monday, 2 February 2026, for the Dean Luděk Bláha’s intention to appoint the following vice-deans.